Local Briefs

Haven Hospice's monthly social luncheon for all community widowed individuals begins at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Applebee's, State Road 312.

Each person is responsible for his/her own lunch.

These luncheons are held the second Wednesday of each month. Call 810-2377 for information.

Support the relay

Terry's Troops, a team involved with The Relay For Life of World of Golf in St. Augustine, is selling chances to win an afghan made by one of its members.

The afghan, crocheted by team member Sharon Cormeny, is burgandy and red. Chances for the drawing are $1 each or six chances for $5. All proceeds go toward The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of World of Golf.

The relay, a signature fundraising event of the American Cancer Society, begins at noon May 15 and concludes May 16 at Mill Creek Elementary School, 3750 International Golf Parkway.

Community Hospice of Northeast Florida has named new leaders for its medical, nursing and business development operations.

Stephen J. Clark, M.D., recently joined Community Hospice as chief medical officer, and Mary McElroy, RN, MS, joined the organization as chief nursing officer. Felisa Savage was named director of business development.

Cardio Tennis

Fight the battle of the bulge with Cardio Tennis, a group tennis activity that combines tennis with a cardio workout.

Classes are held at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. on Mondays at the Treaty Park Tennis Welcome Center.

The cost is $10 per class. Monitors that show heart rate and calories burned are provided for free.

* The Caregiver Support meetings are at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday and 1:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Council on Aging Coastal Community Center, 180 Marine St. The sessions are for those who are caring for someone with memory loss and other illnesses. Call 209-3700 for information.

At The Players Senior Community Center, 175 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach, meetings are at 2:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. Call 280-3233 for information.

* Brain Trust, a support group for stroke and brain trauma survivors, meets at 7 p.m. every other Thursday in the Lockwood Room of Flagler Hospital. Call David Bruyn at 669-6052 for information.

* The Visually Impaired Person meets at the Coastal Community Center, 180 Marine St., the third Thursday of each month. Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. Call Marilyn Wright for reservations and details at 797-3387.

* The St. Augustine Multiple Sclerosis Self Help/Support Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Anastasia Branch Library, 124 Sea Grove Main St.

* The IMF Northeast Chapter of the Multiple Myeloma Support group meets at 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Marriott Courtyard at the Mayo Clinic.

* The St. Augustine Parkinson's Disease Support Group meets at 2 p.m. Saturday in Room 101 at the University of St. Augustine, One University Blvd., behind Flagler Hospital. For information, call Roger at 825-2768.

* The Breastfeeding Support Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the St. Johns County Health Department, 1955 U.S. 1 South. There is no cost. The gathering is for breastfeeding mothers, pregnant women and children. For information, call Kimberlee Burnett at 825-5055, ext. 1110.

* The Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Survivors Support Group will meet from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Embassy Suites Jacksonville -- Baymeadows, 9300 Baymeadows Road. Amit Vijapura, M.D., will be speak. Reservations are required. Call Billie London at 797-5710 or e-mail billielondon@bellsouth.net.

Beginning in January, the group will meet at 2 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Anastasia Island Library. The speaker on Jan. 5 will be Dr. Pierre Angier, a fibromyalgia survivor and author.